>if they are so fuckin anonymous, who was selling out 300+
>shows a year all over the world and why are they on national
>television every single night?


go to a roots show and everybody looks like you
niggas in harlem dont bump the roots
again, the roots sale out shows abroad because they do "duets" with Zero7 and Greg Porter

im sayin the roots make great music and i've been to their shows

but they dont have that mass appeal

they are a "niche" rap band
they are a band
a fucking BAND

and they are on late night talk show every night
what young kid watches johnny carson type shows?
are those under 25 really checking for them shits?
Letterman?
Conan Obrien?

tell me where does "hip hop" fit in with them shows and that demographic?
again, it's for some blended art gallery type rappers
they've already been shown to have been heavily censored and muted with that Sarah Palin shit

they make good music and sell out shows so that's all that matters

but you notice how in the movie Chris Rock said "the roots" was in his Top5 but it's only one nigga actually rappin in the roots
could Black Thought stand alone and be Top5 with ?uest on drums?
or interchange any one of them niggas thats on keys, tuba or trombone or sax?

The Roots are palatable for the white audience and gave them enough gravitas to cross over and venture into other forms of rap


and it's a BUNCHA rappers that sell out shows in Europe and Japan but dont do SHIT in the states
them farners like what they like i guess